Sarah Palin to Hill: ‘Don’t stifle’ Ted Cruz

Tea party favorites former Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Ted Cruz traded praise of each other Monday during Palin’s first appearance back on Fox News, with Palin urging Cruz to continue to have a voice and Cruz thanking Palin for paving the way.

Introducing Cruz’s appearance Monday morning on “Fox & Friends,” producers played a clip from Palin’s speech Saturday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference, during which she she said she wished Congress would “just for a week, perhaps, just put themselves on cruise control – Ted Cruz control.”

“I think we’re seeing more and more leaders in Washington standing up, and to be honest, a big part of the reason has been the example, governor, you have played and the fearlessness with which you have advocated conservative principles. We’ve seen a whole new generation of leaders that have suddenly, magically discovered a backbone,” Cruz said.